These rumors come from a tweet from former NFL player, and current ESPN analyst Marcellus Wiley:
Tebow’s workout comments: Crushing BP 450ft. Couldn’t adjust on/off speed. Fielding awkward. Would be the biggest dude in MLB. KC offered!
— Marcellus Wiley (@marcelluswiley) August 30, 2016
I don’t know about Wiley’s source. Maybe, Tim Tebow told him something. Wiley seemed a lot more impressed by Tebow’s performance than most scouts.
One American League scout who talked to USA Today threw cold water on the 29-year-old Heisman Trophy winner’s hopes to play professional baseball:
“It was a complete waste of time,’’ said an American League scout, who spoke to USA TODAY Sports on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about his assessment.